intercostal lymph nodes


in·ter·cos·tal lymph nodes

[TA] one or two small nodes located posteriorly in each intercostal space; they receive lymph from the parietal pleura, intercostal space, and posterior body wall; the nodes in the upper spaces empty into the thoracic duct; the nodes in the lower spaces form a descending intercostal trunk that opens into the cisterna chyli. Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei intercostales [TA]